title: [The absolute threshold of the perception of thicknesses between antagonist teeth in contact].
abstract: An experimental technique has been evolved with the aim of identifying the perception threshold of widths between antagonist teeth using thin metal sheets of a known thickness either singly or as multiples. A reference sample was chosen from young subjects with integral dentition: 22 individuals, 13 women and 9 men, were included. Following statistical analysis, the results showed that, in spite of a wide individual variation, the absolute threshold may be located between 8 and 45 mu, with no difference between sexes. Contrary to published findings, no significant variation between back and front teeth was observed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Policattedra di Clinica Odontostomatologica e Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Capurso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papale
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Soglia assoluta di percezione di spessori fra denti antagonisti a contatto.